[pct-l] clothes

Gail - I ended up not carrying that much extra through the Sierras.  We had 
sent winter gear to Kennedy Meadows, but my pack was so heavy with 10 days 
food, and the weather so mild, we sent it home from Lone Pine.  California 
in June is not like Colorado in October - even when there is snow in the 
mountains.  We only had one snowstorm during that stretch, and we went back 
below treeline to wait it out when travel became too dangerous.  Most of the 
time the sun was shining. (In fact my worst physical problem through there 
was that I burned my eyeballs when I forgot to put on dark glasses going 
over Muir Pass.) So I wore the same Supplex pants I wore the whole trail, a 
long underwear top, or sometimes a supplex shirt over a t-shirt. (Supplex is 
great protection against mosquitos, which can be a real problem in the 
Sierras.  They don't bite through it.) In addition I had fleece gloves, 
jacket and hat plus Frogg Toggs and a set of longies for nighttime.  In 
Washington we added fleece vests and balaclavas, but didn't use them in the 
Sierras.

Hope that helps.
Ginny
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